Maybe you can explain this further. Maybe the simple answer is...don't open so many apps at the same time...or maybe you don't fully understand the difference between "Free", "Active", "Inactive", and "Wired" ram.

Maybe you can also tell us what OS the computer is running...since this can sometimes impact how situations are understood/questions are answered.

- Nick

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